EOS 6D Lack of Sharpness

[RobRich]

I am a novice but I notice my 6D images aren’t as sharp as my old EOS Rebel XSi. I’ve tried different lenses, tripods, etc. the image in the view finder even looks sharper to me. Has anyone noticed this before?Rebel xsi6d

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

If you'd like us to evaluate your images, please post a link with RAW files uploaded to a sharing service such as OneDrive, DropBox, Google Drive, etc.  We'd be happy to take a look.

Thanks in advance.

[rs-eos]

What lens are you using?

Did you have any adjustments (e.g. added sharpness) being done on the Rebel XSi? Do you have those same adjustments on the EOS 6D?

[justadude]

I noticed these are both JPEG images here.  If you are shooting in JPEG mode instead of RAW, that could be part of the problem.  Different processors in each camera could slightly change JPEG output.  In addition, the two images here look like slight different edits as well.  The first image has more punch to the colors and detail (clarity), the second image looks like the saturation is a bit lower, as well as the clarity... and the black and whites look a bit "washed" or "clipped".

Have you tried this type of comparison in RAW mode and unedited files?  The 6D with a good lens should produce very sharp images.  My 6D always did, so what you are seeing isn't something wrong with the camera model itself.

I agree with Rick - let us see a comparison with unedited RAW files, please.

[RobRich]

I am only shooting in JPEG mode. Here is a link to 2 photos. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2eqh42ro1lb60thod6lkq/h?rlkey=nkufmnh73tmplwvk8uvlz1y0n&dl=0

[RobRich]

I will have to look at my settings. I don't think I have any additional settings on either camera that would affect sharpness. As mentioned (not sure if it's my imagination) but the focus on the Rebel seems more exact when shooting the picture. The lens grabs the subject and it looks sharp in the view finder. The 6D doesn't have the same feeling. I thought I needed to adjust the viewfinder dioptrics but that didn't help.

[RobRich]

I will do some raw files. Not sure if the old Rebel can do anything but jpeg. Thanks.

[rs-eos]

What lens?

[jrhoffman75]

I took a quick look. I agree with your observation.

The EF-S 55-250 is a sharp lens. The EF 75-300 is not one of canon's better lenses. Do you have a different lens that you could use on both bodies?

[jrhoffman75]

I took a look at the JPEGs you linked in Lightroom.

The Rebel used AI Servo and looks like it locked on a multi-color area with contrast.

The camera also recorded data on distance to object.

The 6D reports One Shot focus on the white part of the cat, but that area has minimal contrast and the camera didn't record any distance info. I wonder if it is a focus issue more so than a sharpness issue?

Can you try a different subject and have the settings on both cameras the same?